Exam MD-101 topic 5 question 16 discussion

Actual exam question from Microsoft's MD-101

Question #: 16
Topic #: 5

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Your company has a computer named Computer1 that runs Windows 10 Pro.
The company develops a proprietary Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app named App1. App1 is signed with a certificate from a trusted certification authority
(CA).
You need to sideload App1 to Computer1.
What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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Box 1: Configure the For developers settings in the Settings app
How to allow Windows 10 to sideload apps on your computer
1. Open Settings.
2. Click on Update & security.
3. Click on For developers.
4. Under "Use developer features," select the Sideload apps option.
5. Click Yes to confirm the risks involved running an app outside the Windows Store.
6. Restart your computer if applicable to complete the task.
Box 2: Run the Add-AppxPackage cmdlet
Install the App.
From the folder with the .msix package, run the Windows PowerShell Add-AppxPackage command to install the .msix package.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/application-management/sideload-apps-in-windows-10

by vm007 at March 9, 2020, 2:55 a.m.

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vm007

Highly Voted 5 years, 3 months ago

Answer is correct: To turn on sideloading for managed devices Deploy an enterprise policy. To turn on sideloading for unmanaged devices Open Settings. Click Update & Security > For developers. On Use developer features, select Sideload apps To install the app From the folder with the appx package, run the PowerShell Add-AppxPackage command to install the appx package. REf: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/application-management/sideload-apps-in-windows-10

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AK4U_111

Most Recent 2 years, 7 months ago

Link provided states that users can also click the .appx package to install it. " Important To install an app on Windows client, you can: Install Windows apps from a web page. Users can double-click any .msix or .appx package "

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moobdoob

3 years, 5 months ago

Good answer!

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KirilA

4 years ago

To install the app: From the folder with the appx package, run the PowerShell Add-AppxPackage command to install the appx package. Important! To install an app on Windows 10, in addition to following these procedures, users can also double-click any APPX/MSIX package. Which one is more correct :(

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Danohav

4 years ago

I have been asking the same myslef :/

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RodrigoT

3 years, 1 month ago

The more correct is running the PowerShell cmdlet. Got this on a KAPLAN exam practice.

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Technik

4 years, 1 month ago

I think it is also possible to double-click the .appx

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